The world can wait

Blurb : Charis' latest time paradox has left me staggering. The history of Meric is being unraveled right before my eyes. While some unimaginable questions are being answered, even more start to creep up. Will we make it out of this place alive? Will we make it back to Meric in time to stop Leticia and save our friends? Will I ever marry Shaw, the man of my dreams? I guess only time holds the answers to these questions. Considering I'm not even in my own time, I'm not so sure anymore. One thing I do know is I never would have thought Meric's origins would have been in this place. Excerpt : "You!" A growling voice roared behind me. I spun around to see Rayliex, slowly emerging from the closet. I had completely forgotten he was there. "You brought us here!" He looked demented. His eyes were as wide as I had ever seen them. His entire body shook with rage and fear. He lunged at me and wrapped his hands around my shoulders, shaking me violent...

Tomorrow is December and that means the start of the Advent Blog. Most of these are Christmas stories. Most of them are this years releases. they are all worth checking out. Each day I will feature the cover and blurb and buy link. The posts will go live at 9am British time each day. I've scheduled all of them in advance. As always Pelican Book Group will be offering all this years books at $1 or between 60p and 80p (depending on the current exchange rate throughout December). They are also all on Amazon. Date Author 1 Carla Rossi 2 Davalynn Spencer 3 Deborah Pierson Dill 4 Marianne Evans 5 EA West 6 Mary Manners 8 Robin Patchen 9 Marian Merritt 10 Lily Maytree 11 Dora Hiers 12 Robin Bayne 13 Patty Froese 14 Theres...

Boiled Fruit Cake Defies all known cake baking skills known to man. Or woman.  12oz mixed dried fruit 4oz glace cherries 8oz marg 8oz soft brown sugar 10oz self raising flour 1 large tablespoon marmalade 3 eggs 1.Light oven gas mark 2/150C/300F 2.Put fruit into pan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 mins. 3. Put ALL other ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly. Yes, you read that right. Put the flour, marg,  sugar, marmalade and eggs into the bowl at the same time and mix. Trust me. It works. 4. Strain the fruit and tip into the cake mix 5. Stir well. 6. Tip into greased and lined 8inch cake tin. 7. yes i know my pic isn't round. I made 4 littler ones this time. The mix does that. 8. Bake in oven for 2½ to 3hrs. Or if making the 4 smaller ones roughly 45-50 mins. 9. Test with skewer and then cool in tin upside down on a wire rack for 15mins before taking the tin off to  finish cooling...

And that means the return of the Advent Blog. This year I'm guest hosting authors and Christmas books. Well most of them are Christmas related anyway ;-) All the posts will include blurbs and buy links if you decide you fancy them. As always Pelican Book Group will have all the 2012 stories on offer throughout December . Date Author, book title 1 Carla Rossi – Dr Noah and the sugar plum fairy 2 Davalynn Spencer – As You Are At Christmas 3 Deborah Pierson Dill - Ransomed Hope 4 Marianne Evans – Finding Home 5 EA West – Breath of Christmas 6 Mary Manners – Angel Song 7 Clare Revell – An Aussie Christmas Angel 8 Robin Patchen – One Christmas Eve 9 Marian Merritt – Southern Fried Christmas 10 Lily Maytree – Home before Dark  11 Dora Hiers – Journey’s Edg...

In the year 2020, due to epidemic paranoia and economic hardship, the world has already aligned itself into various alliances. The global economy has failed to recover from a twelve-year recession culminating in the recent collapse of the World Bank. In these uncertain times, a young Jacques Fontaine expects to fulfill the conditions of his medical school scholarship through residency at Victoria Medical Center in Elizabethtown, the former Lagos, the seat of the newly formed African Alliance. Instead, after landing at Queen Elizabeth International Airport, he is taken to a remote coastal village. Thus begins Jacques’ tumultuous adventure. Caught in the crossfire of a world at war, unwilling enlisted into the Christian Militia, his travels traverse continents. Felicia Lecroix, Nigerian born but naturalized American Citizen since the age of five, looked forward to her mission work at Victoria Medical Center, elated when Jacques received permission from the African Alliance to be assig...

Blurb : Gabe Knight is a respected preacher in a small coastal town. His life is turned upside down when Dee Dillow arrives and hires him to remodel an estate she's inherited from her aunt.      Dee dashes his plans for wedded bless when on a drunken binge, she divulges that she's the highest paid call girl in Nevada and part-owner of the ritziest brothel in the state. Gabe falls in love with her, but can't believe he's hearing the voice of God when a still, small voice tells him to marry her. After much questioning, they marry and he is deliriously happy. Until, Dee betrays him. Over and over again Gabe soon discovers just how hard it is to have the unconditional love God calls him to have for his wife, the kind of love God has for his children. He travels to the pits of sin in Nevada not once, but twice to save Dee from herself. When faced with losing her, Gabe realizes what true love is, how much it hurts, and just how much God loves and is will...

Today sees the release of Hearts Haven Vol 2. Operation Breathless by Marianne Evans Blurb : Psychologist Susanna Daniels helps troubled teens find their footing and their faith, but in the face of erroneous accusations, she's lost hope, wondering if her work at Wellsprings of Grace even makes a difference any more. Detroit police officer Gabe Peretti has returned home to Angel Falls, Texas, burned out by the big city, his faith stretched to the breaking point by the badlands he's witnessed and tried so hard to change. He craves fresh perspective, and wisdom enough to discern God's will. A sparkling kiss and an embattled young lady careening down the wrong path bring Susanna and Gabe together, sweeping them into a set of circumstances that will require enough faith to shine bright, and enough love to leave them both forever changed, and positively breathless. Buy Link: Review : A rollercoaster of emotions that leave you breathless. This second i...

Blurb : Lori Strickland (introduced in Tempered Fire) has always been known as her father's "wild child" with no desire to change until she meets ex-bull-rider-turned-preacher Rafe Judson. Her attempts to change her wanton ways come to naught until she realizes redemption only comes with true repentance. Review : Horses, cowboys, preacher man, cowboy, rodeo, cowboy... Did I mention this book has cowboys in it? Seriously, what is there not to love about this new story from Ms. Thibodeaux. This short read has 59 action pack pages that will pull you in with a lasso and not let you go til you turn the last of them. We catch up with Lori from Tempered Fire and meet Rafe, a famous rodeo rider, who  changes his career after an accident. Fast paced, lots of action, gripping storyline... I loved it. It's gone straight back into my TBR pile. Amazon UK Amazon US

Coming in Jan 2013 from Pelican Books but currently on pre-release but available from Amazon comes Whispers on Shadow Bay from author Raquel Byrnes. Think Gothic Romance. Think Jane Eyre. Now put that into the 21st century. Intrigued? Read on... Blurb: Ejected from her privileged life, Rosetta comes to Noble Island with a broken heart and shaken faith. She is enticed by hope in the arms of the dark and brooding Simon Hale, but people keep dying at Shadow Bay Hall, and Rosetta hears something in the walls. Simon Hale finds the reclusive Rosetta both beautiful and intriguing, but when she seeks out the truth behind Shadow Bay Hall’s unexplained happenings, he is torn between hope for the future and his need to protect a dangerous secret. With dark forces determined to keep truth at bay, Rosetta and Simon fight to uncover lies that imprison the island with fear. His wife’ death, tangled memories, a Romany feud; Rosetta must decide if she is strong enough ...

Blurb: Rebecca Gillespie is lucky to be alive following a devastating car accident that claimed her husband’s life and put her in a coma with little hope of recovery. Her heart still aches for the loss of her precious daughter given up for adoption by her wealthy, dying mother-in-law to a couple in Mills Landing. Now, fully recovered, Rebecca struggles to rebuild her life—alone. She soothes the emptiness in her heart with laughter of children who fill her local preschool, Precious Miracles. Cole Seibert clings to his daughter, Kimmy, following the death of his wife. They’d adopted the child as an infant, and Cole never imagined he’d be left to raise her alone. When he drops by to register Kimmy at Precious Miracles, he’s confident the center is the best place for Kimmy…Until Rebecca steals his breath and casts his heart into a firestorm with her revelation-- “I think you have my daughter…” Bio: Mary Manners is an award-winning romance writer who lives in the beautiful ...